पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 26, 1972 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.23 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्।

स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा।।6.23।।
"6.23 This inner severance from the affliction of misery is spirituality. It should be practised with determination and with a heart which refuses to be depressed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2029 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1894 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1379
Malayalam Era: 1148
Nanakshahi: 503
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya41.42°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra197.91°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala75.54°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha30.08°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati254.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra71.69°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani46.10°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:21 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:13 – 11:55
Yamaganda15:18 – 17:00
Gulika Kāla06:50 – 08:32
Varjyam05:43 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:09 – 06:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:50 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:32 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:13 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:55 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:37 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:18 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:00 – 18:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:41 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:00 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:18 – 22:37 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:37 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:55 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:13 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:32 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:50 – 05:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5074
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1852998.27
Julian Day2441463.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4674°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)155.57°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.4674°), declination 21.11°, EoT 3.12 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 1972-05-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)